Heart Healthy Product Spotlight   

Multi EFA Capsules (Omega 3)  

by Seroyal  

Several different health benefits are associated with omega -3. Advantages for the heart and vascular system are well known; omega-3 can help lower cholesterol and triglyceride, reduce the risk of heart disease, and decrease blood.

Two omega-3 fatty acids that have been associated with cardiovascular benefit, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), are found in fish oils.

Choleast Plus

by Thorne 

Choleast plus contains Monascus purpureus, red pigmented yeast grown rice along with coenzyme Q10 and siliphos milk thistle extract. Numerous studies in China and the United states have demonstrated that red yeast rice preparation are helpful in maintaining blood cholesterol levels already in the normal range. This is important, as maintaining optimal cholesterol levels have been shown to be one component of maintaining cardiovascular health.  

Both products are available for purchase at Reception. This month we are featuring a 10% discount on these two products.

One in four Canadians suffer from metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome can be made when an individual meets at least 3 of the following criteria:

1. High fasting plasma glucose (>6.1 mmol/l)
2. Hypertriglyceridemia (>1.7 mmol/l)
3. Low HDL cholesterol (<1.0 mmol/l- males, <1.3 mmol/l-females)
4. Hypertension (blood pressure >130/85)
5. Central obesity (waist circumference of >102 cm- males, 88cm-females)

If you have metabolic syndrome you are three times more likely to develop coronary heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in Canada. You are also three times more likely to have a stroke and five times more like to develop type II diabetes. In all of these cases, chronic inflammation, high blood pressure, high levels of triglycerides or cholesterol lead to development of plaque/clots or build-up along the wall of arterial blood vessels. The vessels slowly narrow over time until eventually there is a severe reduction in blood flow (ischemia or MI), or no blood flow at all (stroke). Please click to read the full article. 

There are many different paths to weight loss. While some are healthier than others, most weight-loss plans either don't work or offer only minor,and usually temporary, benefits. There are plenty of "rules and counting" diets, diet drugs, high-protein programs, canned shakes, and other fads that might enable you to lose some weight for a period of time. The problem that all these diet programs share is that you can't stay on them forever.

Why Fad Diets Don't Work?

When a macronutrient (carbohydrate, protein or fat) is withheld, the body reacts by going into starvation mode. In this mode, the body alters its metabolism in order to produce sugar, the only nutrient used by the brain for energy. In mild starvation, a state induced by fad diets, the body breaks down muscle tissue in addition to fat in order to liberate amino acids, which are then converted to sugar. Thus, mild starvation leads to the depletion of muscle and not only fat...  

Please click to read the full article. Dr Shalviri will also be covering these topics in our seminar on February 23rd.  

To book a consultation or an appointment with Dr Shalviri please contact reception.